Soeharto to attend 'Majelis Taklim'

Soeharto to attend 'Majelis Taklim'

JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto is scheduled to attend a
grand religious presentation of Majelis Taklim, a Moslem study
group sponsored by the Majelis Taklim Contact Bureau, at Senayan
stadium on Saturday morning, a member of the organizing committee
said.

The presentation is one of 30 events being held in Jakarta to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of Indonesia's independence.

Yani Wahid, the committee's secretary, said yesterday some
150,000 participants from all over Indonesia are expected to
participate.

"It is one of the Moslem activities held to thank God during
the Independence Day celebrations," he said.

The event will include prayers of thanksgiving offered by
7,000 participants representing 2,500 Majelis Taklim groups,
followed by a big oratory by 5,000 female participants and 2,500
students from various Moslem boarding-schools throughout
Indonesia. (01)